Chapter Two: Regulation of working time
15. Daily and weekly rest period

 

 

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1)       An employer must allow an employee--

a)       a daily rest period of at least twelve consecutive hours between ending and recommencing work; and

b)       a weekly rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include Sunday.

 

2)       A daily rest period in terms of subsection (1)(a) may, by written agreement, be reduced to 10 hours for an employee--

a)       who lives on the premises at which the workplace is situated; and

b)       whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours.

 

3)       Despite subsection (1)(b), an agreement in writing may provide for--

a)       a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every two weeks; or

b)       an employee's weekly rest period to be reduced by up to eight hours in any week if the rest period in the following week is extended equivalently.